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AirTran Airways reported that passenger traffic grew by 7.4 percent for June and 7.9 percent for the second quarter of 2010, both up from the year-ago periods.

The Orlando-based airline’s traffic and load factor — how full its planes were — represent new all-time records for the month of June and the second quarter, according to an AirTran release. June traffic grew by 7.4 percent to more than 1.8 billion revenue passenger miles. The company’s load factor for the month was 86.4 percent.

For the second quarter, traffic grew by 7 payday loans guaranteed no fax.9 percent to more than 5.2 billion revenue passenger miles, and the airline’s load factor was 83.1 percent.

Enplaned passengers also represent a new second-quarter company record. The airline enplaned more than 6.5 million passengers, a 5.3 percent increase from the second quarter of 2009.

AirTran Airways is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AAI) and a Fortune 1000 company.

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